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Submission + - New Laws Require U.S. Flags to be Made in the USA

Submitted by prakslash
prakslash writes: AP is reporting that new laws are being passed in various State Legislatures that will require every American flag sold in the USA be domestically produced. The law's sponsor, Democratic Rep. Tom Rukavina, said that the 'The biggest honor that you can give the flag is that it be made by American workers in the United States of America'. On the other hand, according to Peter Morici, a business professor at the University of Maryland, under World Trade Organization standards, the U.S. government can't treat foreign products less favorably than those produced within its boundaries.
Red Hat Software

Submission + - Red Hat will talk to MS about interop, not patents

Submitted by
Edward
Edward writes: "Red Hat is willing to work with Microsoft on the interoperability front, but it wants to limit those talks to pure interoperability between Windows and Red Hat Linux, with the goal of solving real customer problems, and without attaching any unrelated strings like intellectual property, Paul Cormier, Red Hat's executive vice president of engineering, told eWEEK in this article (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2154521,00.a sp). But Microsoft's position is that the issues of interoperability and intellectual property are not completely separate, and have to be considered together, meaning there is a de facto standoff between it and Red Hat on this issue."
The Media

Submission + - Al Gore talks about his book, confesses to read /.

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An anonymous reader writes: Al Gore has come out with his new Book — The Assault on Reason, and has generated quite a media buzz. Everybody asking is he going to run for president, and one of the more interesting interviews is available at Politico — where he confesses to be occasionally reading Slashdot.

"[Mr. Gore] has a Google news page and regularly reads about two dozen sites that range from traditional outlets like USA Today as well as new media venues like Slashdot.org, a technology site, and Huffington Post."

Al is also voicing himself in the upcoming Futurama movie.
Red Hat Software

Fedora 7 Released 186

Posted by kdawson from the get-yer-fresh-bits dept.
fedoraman writes "Fedora 7 has been released. With Xorg 7.3, KDE 3.5.6, GNOME 2.18, and version 2.6.21 of the Linux kernel Fedora 7 comes with all the latest and greatest open source desktop software. Fedora 7 drops the traditional 'Core' nomenclature, since it includes both what used to be termed the Core and Extra components by default. Fedora 7 is also the first release to be constructed with Fedora's revolutionary new build system, which is designed to improve the ease of developing derivatives and Fedora-based software appliances. As usual, extensive documentation and release notes are available. Torrents are also available and ISO images can be downloaded from mirrors around the world."
The Internet

Submission + - Sex.com: Read it if you dare (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by Domain Deacon
Domain Deacon writes: The Register has just posted a book review of Sex.com , the story of the theft and battle for the domain name and one Slashdot has covered once or twice before — can't think why — (here, here, here, here, here and here). The reviewer highly recommends it, saying the book is "a true horror story... you think you're going to read a racy description of the high life of a few wealthy California dotcom millionaires, playing at pornography — but what you end up soaking into your soul, is a deep understanding of the pioneering days of the internet." He concludes: "It's a brilliant bit of writing. Read it if you dare." According to the book's blurb, it is the first time the full story of the Sex.com fight has been told. There is an accompanying website for the book, and The Register has a link where you can buy it from. It's also on Amazon UK.
Security

Submission + - Firefox Add-Ons Are A New Vector For Crackers

Submitted by wiredog
wiredog writes: From The Washington Post's Security Fix blog, an entry on the ways in which Firefox add-ons, especially ones such as Google Toolbar, can be used to crack the security of a system.
Censorship

Submission + - Livejournal Bans 500+ Journals for "Pedophliia

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illuminatedwax
illuminatedwax writes: "When online watchdog group Warriors For Innocence began reporting journals and communities whose content involved pedophilia or incest to LiveJournal, they responded that the communities were not breaking any actual Terms of Service and therefore couldn't be deleted. The watchdog group then sent LiveJournal an open letter. LiveJournal then deleted over 500 communities whose listed interests could be related to pedophilia (such as "incest"). Some of the deleted groups include accounts for role-playing characters that were entirely fictional, fandom communities for fictional pedophilia (e.g. Harry Potter slash), support groups for survivors of incest or child abuse, and even a Spanish journal devoted to the discussion of the Russian novel Lolita by Nabokov. There were also a handful of what legitimately appeared to be predatory journals shut down as well. LiveJournal users have responded by warning fellow users, writing the Warriors of Innocence (reply), and moving to other journal hosting sites such as GreatestJournal. The Warriors of Innocence are maintaining that they did not intend for most of these journals to be deleted, and LiveJournal is already replying to some users. What should LiveJournal's responsibility be in keeping their site free from predators?"

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